- HBA · 4 years
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Duration (years)
Minimum 4 years full-time
UFV Academic Calendar · Bachelor of Fine Arts degree and admissionSee the published deadlines below.
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Entry terms · Fall / Winter
The UFV public intake list shows BFA open for Fall 2027 and Winter 2027.
UFV current programmes accepting applications · Fine ArtsApplicants with only secondary graduation or with postsecondary credit outside BFA-related disciplines submit a portfolio. Applicants qualifying through the related postsecondary route use the separate calendar requirements.
UFV Academic Calendar · Bachelor of Fine Arts degree and admissionApplicants with secondary graduation only
Applicants with eligible BFA-related postsecondary study
Applicants with postsecondary study outside BFA-related disciplines
Applicants required to submit a portfolio
The university does not publish a comparable percentage minimum or entering-average range for this program.
UFV Academic Calendar · Bachelor of Fine Arts degree and admissionDeclare one major or two eligible extended minors. Graphic and Digital Design requires 30 credits, including nine in GD, and a cumulative GPA of at least 2.00.
BFA
Declare after 30 credits, including at least nine in GD, with a cumulative GPA of at least 2.00.
Separate study choices within this entry program. Each course block belongs to its named choice; it is not required of every student in the degree. Calendar requirements and options. The common BFA requirements apply across majors.
Named courses across the linked calendar section's requirements and options. Major, minor and route lists can overlap; this is not a timetable. Discontinued courses and course-recognition categories are excluded. BFA degree minimum:120 credits, including at least45 upper-level credits. Major and common BFA requirements must both be met; overlapping requirements are not added as disjoint blocks.
An introduction to a variety of critical approaches to the study of art, emphasizing the value of applying different theoretical methods to enrich and broaden an understanding of the visual arts.
UFV2026/27 exact course contentIn this experiential course, students learn how visual art, digital media, and culture inform and express diverse worldviews.
UFV2026/27 exact course contentStudents gain familiarity with the field of visual studies by connecting ideas and themes in visual studies to artists working in the field, then experimenting with these ideas and themes in their creative practice, through the lens of their own experience.
UFV2026/27 exact course contentStudents become familiar with a range of theoretical and methodological approaches to creative arts and apply theory to arts practices including digital media, visual art, film, and performance.
UFV2026/27 exact course contentStudents explore a topic or question related to visual studies and/or creative art practices through reading and analysis of relevant theoretical texts.
UFV2026/27 exact course contentStudents are introduced to a wide range of visual arts techniques and materials in hands-on studio settings.
UFV2026/27 exact course contentStudents are introduced to how themes and concepts inform material and technical decisions in studio-art practices.
UFV2026/27 exact course contentStudents explore introductory drawing skills and the important role drawing plays in Indigenous and global contemporary art and cultures.
UFV2026/27 exact course contentStudents learn key professional skills necessary for establishing a cohesive body of artwork, exhibiting their work publicly and building an artist’s curriculum vitae, guided by contemporary best practices in the visual arts.
UFV2026/27 exact course contentStudents engage with a range of creative research methods, tactics, and strategies to identify their own creative research interests.
UFV2026/27 exact course contentStudents focus on how to integrate themes, theory, and studio practice.
UFV2026/27 exact course contentStudents learn about career pathways in visual arts, explore post-graduation career and creative opportunities, and identify how to meet their personal and professional goals related to their art practice.
UFV2026/27 exact course contentOver two semesters, students refine and expand the conceptual components, material choices, and technical execution of a major studio project through experimentation, research, writing, critiques, and faculty/peer feedback.
UFV2026/27 exact course contentStudents will consider how the art and visual culture of the Indigenous peoples of the Northwest Coast of British Columbia have functioned in rituals and have been appropriated for financial gain, politicized as a vision of Canada and as a tool of Indigenous activism, and integrated into globalized display cultures.
UFV 2026–27 exact native course-credit headerAn exploration of post-contact art and visual culture as a mediator between Indigenous and settler communities in pre-and post-Confederation Canada.
UFV 2026–27 exact native course-credit headerStudents learn how the work of Indigenous filmmakers functions as a medium for storytelling, decolonization, cultural memory, place-based knowledge, cultural resurgence, language revitalization, and visual sovereignty.
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UFV 2026–27 exact native course-credit headerStudents develop a short film project (scripted or documentary) and hone skills in pitching, pre-production, production, and post-production.
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UFV 2026–27 exact native course-credit headerStudents work as a group on a collaborative public-facing arts project, such as a mural or installation.
UFV 2026–27 exact native course-credit headerNamed courses across the linked calendar section's requirements and options. Major, minor and route lists can overlap; this is not a timetable. Discontinued courses and course-recognition categories are excluded. BFA degree minimum:120 credits, including at least45 upper-level credits. Major and common BFA requirements must both be met; overlapping requirements are not added as disjoint blocks.
Students use design fundamentals in visual communication practice.
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UFV2026/27 exact course contentIntroduces professional layout applications for print and digital publishing.
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UFV2026/27 exact course contentStudents learn dynamic media tools and processes that emphasize animation principles, technical skills, and storytelling.
UFV2026/27 exact course contentStudents use basic web coding to create responsive web pages that adhere to contemporary industry standards.
UFV2026/27 exact course contentIn this course students will design, organize, publish, and maintain custom-coded responsive websites using Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) and Cascading Style Sheets (CSS).
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Visual Arts
Published requirement group only, including alternatives/cross-listed choices. This is not a fixed timetable. CIS schedule is explicitly an example. Course | Title | Credits; One of: | 3-4; Plus: | 4; AH | Any 300-level AH course |
A study of visual art and culture in a global context.
UFV 2026/27 native course contentAn introduction to a variety of critical approaches to the study of art, emphasizing the value of applying different theoretical methods to enrich and broaden an understanding of the visual arts.
UFV 2026/27 native course contentIn this experiential course, students learn how visual art, digital media, and culture inform and express diverse worldviews.
UFV 2026/27 native course contentStudents gain familiarity with the field of visual studies by connecting ideas and themes in visual studies to artists working in the field, then experimenting with these ideas and themes in their creative practice, through the lens of their own experience.
UFV 2026/27 native course contentStudents become familiar with a range of theoretical and methodological approaches to creative arts and apply theory to arts practices including digital media, visual art, film, and performance.
UFV 2026/27 native course contentStudents explore a topic or question related to visual studies and/or creative art practices through reading and analysis of relevant theoretical texts.
UFV 2026/27 native course contentStudents are introduced to a wide range of visual arts techniques and materials in hands-on studio settings.
UFV 2026/27 native course contentStudents are introduced to how themes and concepts inform material and technical decisions in studio-art practices.
UFV 2026/27 native course contentStudents explore introductory drawing skills and the important role drawing plays in Indigenous and global contemporary art and cultures.
UFV 2026/27 native course contentStudents learn key professional skills necessary for establishing a cohesive body of artwork, exhibiting their work publicly and building an artist’s curriculum vitae, guided by contemporary best practices in the visual arts.
UFV 2026/27 native course contentStudents engage with a range of creative research methods, tactics, and strategies to identify their own creative research interests.
UFV 2026/27 native course contentStudents focus on how to integrate themes, theory, and studio practice.
UFV 2026/27 native course contentStudents learn about career pathways in visual arts, explore post-graduation career and creative opportunities, and identify how to meet their personal and professional goals related to their art practice.
UFV 2026/27 native course contentOver two semesters, students refine and expand the conceptual components, material choices, and technical execution of a major studio project through experimentation, research, writing, critiques, and faculty/peer feedback.
UFV 2026/27 native course contentStudents will consider how the art and visual culture of the Indigenous peoples of the Northwest Coast of British Columbia have functioned in rituals and have been appropriated for financial gain, politicized as a vision of Canada and as a tool of Indigenous activism, and integrated into globalized display cultures.
UFV 2026–27 exact native course-credit headerAn exploration of post-contact art and visual culture as a mediator between Indigenous and settler communities in pre-and post-Confederation Canada.
UFV 2026–27 exact native course-credit headerStudents learn how the work of Indigenous filmmakers functions as a medium for storytelling, decolonization, cultural memory, place-based knowledge, cultural resurgence, language revitalization, and visual sovereignty.
UFV 2026–27 exact native course-credit headerInterdisciplinary theoretical content is illustrated with examples from creative practices, and students use creative and embodied methodologies to engage with course content.
UFV 2026–27 exact native course-credit headerGraphic and Digital Design
Published requirement group only, including alternatives/cross-listed choices. This is not a fixed timetable. CIS schedule is explicitly an example. Course | Title | Credits; or CIS 145 | Web Publishing | ; or VA 225 | Figure Drawing Fundamentals (formerly VA 101) |
Students use design fundamentals in visual communication practice.
UFV 2026/27 native course contentThis course explores the history and foundation of typographyfrom the 15th century to the present.
UFV 2026/27 native course contentStudents are introduced to digital image-making with a foundation in creating and using digital imagery for various design-related outcomes.
UFV 2026/27 native course contentIntroduces professional layout applications for print and digital publishing.
UFV 2026/27 native course contentStudents explore the foundational principles of designing online content.
UFV 2026/27 native course contentStudents learn dynamic media tools and processes that emphasize animation principles, technical skills, and storytelling.
UFV 2026/27 native course contentStudents use basic web coding to create responsive web pages that adhere to contemporary industry standards.
UFV 2026/27 native course contentIn this course students will design, organize, publish, and maintain custom-coded responsive websites using Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) and Cascading Style Sheets (CSS).
UFV 2026–27 exact native course-credit headerExplores conceptual drawing across a variety of media using digital and traditional tools and techniques.
UFV 2026/27 native course contentStudents develop advanced skills in typography for transmedia design solutions and analyze the conceptual and communicative aspects of typographic composition, master typographic grids and hierarchies, explore expressive form and visual language, and integrate advanced typographic systems.
UFV 2026/27 native course contentIntroduces visual communication and the design process.
UFV 2026/27 native course contentIn this course students learn art direction in photography and videography.
UFV 2026/27 native course contentStudents explore introductory drawing skills and the important role drawing plays in Indigenous and global contemporary art and cultures.
UFV 2026/27 native course contentStudents will investigate the formal and conceptual elements of introductory figure drawing while learning how to draw from a live model.
UFV 2026/27 native course contentCareer examples have not been verified for this page.
Official program page| Fee category | Canadian students | International · Entering September 2026+ |
|---|---|---|
| Undergraduate courses numbered 100–400 | $169.94 / credit | $797 / credit |
| Graphic and Digital Design courses | $272.60 / credit | See international tuition |
| Media Arts courses | $297.24 / credit | See international tuition |
2026–27 · Per credit · CAD
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Standard course rate · Differential programme fees can apply
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